It was “Aaron Nola Day” once again, and this time he was entrusted to help guide the Philadelphia Phillies to their ninth win in a row. That was a tough ask to begin with as their opponent was the Los Angeles Dodgers, and their new acquisition Max Scherzer was taking the mound.
For all the ups and downs Nola has experienced in 2021, he apparently understood what was on the line on Tuesday. Before the one hour and 44 minute rain delay, Nola pitched four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. He only needed 50 pitches to get it done and he was looking like the Aaron Nola of old.